CreateCompatibleDC and Memory leak question

I am investigating a memory leak in my Windows Mobile application (Program just freezes from time to time). I have read that when you no longer need a memory device context (such as CreateCompatibleDC) then call the DeleteDC function to delete it.

>> do you think the above could cause my app to crash due to memory leak
Unless it's running out of memory and being terminated by the OS, it's very rare for an app to crash just due to a leak. Can you clarify specifically what you mean by "crash"?

> Unless it's running out of memory and being terminated by the OS, it's very rare for an app to crash just due to a leak

With memory leaks you're right, but GDI leaks can cause quite strange effects, even the OS may crash or behave strange since GDI resources are system-wide restricted.

ZOPPO

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Wanting2LearnManAuthor Commented: 2009-05-05

Thanks guys. Users of my app have told me that the program just 'froze' on them when they were using it. Out of about 25 users 5 have told me this. They have told me that they were 'just using it' and have not been able to say exactly the steps they took. So I'm, tryin to look at all possibilities going through my code.

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Wanting2LearnManAuthor Commented: 2009-05-05

Is there any way of monotoring in code how much free memory an app has to use. If so then I could output the available memory at various stages and see if memory is getting leaked anywhere.

The effect with your is exactly the GDI leak.
After BitBlt you have to select the old HBITMAP and delete DC you created. Something like that:
tmDC.SelectObject(pOldbmp);
bmDC.DeleteDC();
I don't understand why you need CClientDC? And CDC. You are in OnPaint. You should you CPaintDC only.
I'm afraid the MFC confuses not only you in OnPaint. Without MFC it looks simple:
PAINTSTRUCT paint = {0};
HDC hDC = BeginPaint(hWnd, &paint);
//Here is your code drawing on this hDC
EndPaint(hWnd, &paint);

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Wanting2LearnManAuthor Commented: 2009-05-06

>>The effect with your is exactly the GDI leak.
What do yo umean by this? Do you mean that you think this is the reason my app is 'freezing' thanks.

>>I don't understand why you need CClientDC? And CDC. You are in OnPaint. You should you CPaintDC only.
I wrote this about 2 years ago, I think I copied it off another example code, I'm not an expert on MFC drawing so I may be wrong to use this.

I'd prefer to call DeleteObject. I don't know if it happens from the destructor.
With GDI I prefer to set everything explicitly.
You may load this bitmap only once when you create your object and delete it whe you are destroying the object. If you will not see your picture - you have a leak - probably forgot to select the OldBitmap after the drawing
bmDC.SelectObject(pOldbmp);
only after this line you can delete your bitmap and DC.
GDI object selected in a DC is not deleted as well as the DC.

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